To be honest, though, he went about it the correct way. First, he looked for the previous research on the electric light. Then he used that knowledge to create a vacuum tube, then finally the correct filament. Still, he opened the door and one of his competitors has had a light burning, almost continuously, since 1901. https://priceonomics.com/the-mysterious-case-of-the-113-year-old-light-bulb/
That's an interesting read. Thanks for sparking me to utilize today I learned aspect of my life.
It'd take me a while to find it, but I made a cartoon about Edison a few decades ago. Shows a pic of a young inventor with a lit candle appearing over his head and the caption, "Young Thomas Edison Gets The Idea To Invent The Light Bulb!"
Re-caption this meme
That's an interesting read. Thanks for sparking me to utilize today I learned aspect of my life.